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3530466 - Configuration Transport Centre - Cycle Found: Nodes in Cycle

Symptom

When trying to copy business rules from one instance to another, a validation error occurs in the configuration center. The error message is as follows:

Error Message: Cycle Found: Nodes in Cycle: [ConfigKeyNode{key={"externalCode":"xxxx"}}, ConfigKeyNode{key={"externalCode":"xxxx"}}, ConfigKeyNode{key={"externalCode":"xxxxx"}}]

         Transport Request Failure Report
         Transport Request ID: xxxx
         Export Bundle ID: null
         Source Instance ID: xxxx
         Target Instance ID: xxxx
         Status: EXPORT_FAILED

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log into the instance and navigate to Configuration Transport Centre.
  2. Select Bundle Management
  3. Click on the Actions button for Bundle named xxxxx- Bundle ID : xxxx and select Initiate Transport
  4. Select Data Centre
  5. Select Environment
  6. Select Company ID
  7. Follow prompts through to initiate transport.
  8. View error report once it is run.

Cause

The error happens due to rule dependencies bundled in a single Configuration Bundle.

Resolution

If there is a dependency in the rules, please separate all the rules from a single configuration transport center bundle and transport them individually in separate bundles. 

See Also

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Platform all versions